Latest Legislation Headlines
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FLA. GOV. SIGNS WORKERS’ COMP BILL
Aug 4 2003 // The signing into law of important workers’ compensation reform legislation by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will go a long way toward limiting the cost of insuring workers in the state against injury and will boost the...
Insurers Urge 11th Circuit to Overturn Fla. Ruling
Aug 4 2003 // The four national property/casualty insurance industry trade associations filed an amicus brief recently with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals opposing the use of a national class action to resolve insurance rate...
20 States Have Enacted Tort Reforms This Year
Aug 4 2003 // This year has been the busiest for enactment of state civil justice reform legislation since 1995, according to the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). At mid-year, 20 states already have enacted laws; 19 laws were...
Calif. WCIRB Makes 2004 Regulatory Filing
Jul 31 2003 // The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) submitted its annual regulatory filing to the California Insurance Commissioner July 30. In its filing, the WCIRB proposed the following: *An...
Calif. Judge Gives Split Decision on Local Privacy Ordinances
Jul 30 2003 // A split decision issued July 29 by a federal judge in California in a case related to local privacy ordinances is a case of good news/bad news for insurers and other financial services companies, according to the Alliance...
Calif. WCIRB Makes 2004 Regulatory Filing
Jul 30 2003 // The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) submitted its annual regulatory filing to the California Insurance Commissioner July 30. In its filing, the WCIRB proposed the following: *An...
Del. Defeats Ban on Scores; Takes First Step Toward Medical Liability Reform
Jul 28 2003 // In a legislative session reportedly dominated by budget issues, Delaware lawmakers rejected a ban on the use of credit-based insurance scores and took a compromise approach toward medical liability reform. The Legislature...
Calif. Homeowners Emergency Regulation Adopted
Jul 28 2003 // The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) last week approved the insurance department’s emergency regulation on homeowners insurance underwriting and rating. The regulation restricts insurers’...
Insurers See Mixed Results in 2003 Legislation Affecting Motorcycle Insurance
Jul 25 2003 // As the public’s interest in motorcycle riding has reportedly grown over the last decade, so has insurance company interest grown in meeting the needs of this segment of the marketplace. According to the Motorcycle...
IIABA Supports Passage of Flood Reforms
Jul 25 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is applauding approval of flood insurance reform legislation by a House committee that will reportedly extend the program for five years and institute...
House Financial Services Committee Passes Flood Legislation
Jul 24 2003 // On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Michael G. Oxley, R-Ohio, favorably passed H.R. 253, the “Two Floods and You Are Out of the Taxpayers’ Pocket Act.” Sponsored by Rep....
NAMIC Says National Leg. Organization Endorsement of Competition in Pricing is ‘Significant Momentum’ to State Regulator
Jul 24 2003 // This week’s endorsement of competition to determine insurance pricing by the nation’s largest organization of state legislatures “sends the strongest message yet that states are prepared to take the...
NAII Praises Legislative Group for Support of Regulatory Modernization
Jul 24 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) praised members of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) for adoption of its “Statement of Principles for the Regulation of Property Casualty...
N.C. ‘Beach Plan’ to Offer HO Policies for Coastal Residences
Jul 23 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long and State Senator Scott Thomas announced a new law which is expected to alleviate the homeowners insurance crisis currently felt by residents of North Carolina’s 18...
AIA Supports Curbs on Food Lawsuits
Jul 23 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) praised the “Commonsense Consumption Act” (S. 1428), introduced recently by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as a much-needed proposal to help reform America’s...
Calif. Commissioner Enjoined from Implementing Flawed Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regs
Jul 23 2003 // Three statewide insurance trade associations won a preliminary ruling today by the Superior Court of California enjoining the California Department of Insurance from implementing a new set of amendments to the Fair Claims...
PIA, AIA Oppose Hollings Bill
Jul 22 2003 // Two more insurance industry groups came out in opposition to a Senate bill that would create a U.S. Commerce Department insurance regulatory commission. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) will...
O’Brien Joins IIABA as Lobbyist
Jul 22 2003 // Patrick O’Brien has joined the Capitol Hill office staff of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) as the new lobbyist/grassroots coordinator. O’Brien has spent the past four years...
Calif. Lawmakers Form Workers’ Comp Reform Committee
Jul 21 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi commended lawmakers July 9 for moving workers’ compensation bills into a Legislative Conference Committee, and consequently moving the reform of the system closer to...
Insurers Urge 11th Circuit to Overturn Fla. Ruling That Usurps State Regulation of Insurance
Jul 21 2003 // The four national property/casualty insurance industry trade associations filed an amicus brief late last week with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals opposing the use of a national class action to resolve insurance rate...
